Hades was the god of the underworld

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Hades was the god of the underworld.

God of : the Underworld, the dead, riches, misery and fear.

 and the name eventually came to also describe the home of the dead as well.

He was the oldest male child of Cronus and Rhea.

Hades and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father and the Titans.

 to end their reign, claiming ruler ship over the cosmos.

 The agreed to split their rule with Zeus becoming god of the skies, Poseidon god of the sea and Hades god of the underworld.

He was later known to the Greeks as Plouton.,

 which the Romans pluralized to Pluto. The god of the underworld was married to Persephone, the daughter of Demeter.

 whom he obtained through deception after abducting her to the underworld and giving her the forbidden fruit pomegranate.

 forcing her to remain in the underworld with him for one third of each year.

 

Facts about Hades.

 Hades is best known as the ruler of the underworld.

 It became his dominion after he and his brothers drew lots for their share of the universe.

According to Iliad, Hades’ dominion lies between secret places of the earth.

 According to the Odyssey, one must cross Ocean to get there.

Though Hades supervised the dead assigned to his realm, he was not one of its judges.

 Three demi-gods served that purpose instead.

 

The Helm of Darkness is sometimes called The Helm of Terror,

 because it can make someone invisible or it can show them their greatest fears.

Even though he is a God of Olympian caliber.

 Hades is not an Olympian and as such does not have a throne on Mount Olympus, instead residing in the Underworld.

He rules and possessed the riches and wealth under the earth.

 Hades controls the demons and spirits in the underworld.

The Underworld is sometimes called Hades.

Hades was depicted as stern and unyielding, unmoved by prayer and sacrifice.

Hades had a cap or helmet that made its wearer invisible.

His wife was Persephone, Demeter’s only daughter, whom he kidnapped and made his queen.

He was also called the God of Wealth or “the rich one” because he possessed the precious metals of the earth.

Hades rarely left the underworld.

 His presence was not welcomed by men or by gods.

Hades took pride in collecting “subjects” for his kingdom and was disinclined to let anyone leave.

His dominion was separated from the land of the living by the following rivers.

 Styx, Lethe, Acheron, Phlegethon, and Cocytus.

Hades employed the Furies, who were responsible for torturing the guilty.

Hades is described by some sources as the god of the earth’s fertility.

The narcissus and the cypress are sacred to him.

In his kingdom, Hades sat on a throne made of ebony and carried a scepter.

God of : the Underworld, the dead, riches, misery and fear.

Symbols: the Screech Owl, Cypress Tree, Kerberos, Mint, Asphodel Plant, Bident.

Sacred animals: The Screech Owl and a Black Ram.

Parents: Kronos and Rhea.

Consort: Persephone.

Children: Macaria, Melinoe and Zagreus.

 

Titanomachy

 

During The Great War, Hades fought alongside the Olympians.

 and helped a great deal with it. With the help of Hades, Poseidon, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera; Zeus was able to defeat Kronos and the Titans, thus ending the Great War.

 When the war ended, Poseidon, Hades and Zeus divided the world among themselves using lots.

 Poseidon getting to rule the sea, Zeus, the heavens, Hades got the Underworld and the Earth belonged to all three.

 It is said that Hades was always the unlucky one, and it is no wonder he got stuck with the Underworld.

Hades and Persephone.

 

Hades's wife, Persephone was the goddess of crops and spring, daughter of Demeter.

Demeter and Persephone were picking flowers, when Persephone was caught by the sight of a flower, the narcissus.

 Unnoticed by the maidens with her, Persephone went to pick up the flower.

 Out of nowhere, the ground split, and Hades himself rode out in his majestic chariot, guided by black-ash steeds. Grabbing Persephone, he rode back into the Underworld, and the gap sealed. Demeter, not able to find Persephone, became extremely sullen and saddened.

Her sadness left the Earth to die. Nothing grew, nothing was green. This was the season of Winter, in which Demeter was sad.

 Going to Zeus, she found that Hades himself had taken Persephone. So Hermes was sent, and asked Hades for Persephone back.

 In the Underworld, Hades was showering Persephone with gold and riches, but she would have none of it.

Hearing the news, she gladly was allowed to go back. But Hades persuaded Persephone to eat a pomegranate seed. She went back to Demeter, happy again.

 And everything on Earth grew. But when Persephone told Demeter of the pomegranate seed, Demeter was struck with sadness.

 Anything eaten in the Underworld, would bind the digested to hell for their life.

 So Zeus had declared Persephone would spend four months in Underworld, and the rest of the year coming back and living with Demeter.

This is the reason that Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter was formed.